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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Assumptions are factors that - for planning purposes - are considered to be true - real - or certain without proof or demonstration
free float
assumptions
application area
quality management plan (Output/Input)
2. Developing a detailed description of the project and product
define scope (Process)
initiating processes (Process Group)
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
simulation
3. Estimate of the amount of work that has been completed on an activity or a work breakdown structure component
direct and manage project execution (Process)
percent complete
sub network
develop project team (Process)
4. A short unique numeric or text identification assigned to each schedule activity to differentiate that project activity from other project activities. typically unique within any one project schedule network diagram
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
parametric estimating (Technique)
resource leveling (Technique)
activity identifier
5. Tracking team member performance - providing feedback - resolving issues and managing changes to optimize project performance
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
work breakdown structure dictionary
inspection (Technique)
manage project team (Process)
6. Source of variation that is not inherent in the system - is not predictable - and it intermittent. also referred to as assignable cause.
quality
special cause
assumptions analysis (Technique)
input (Process) input
7. Analytical technique to determine the essential features and relationships of components in the project management plan to establish a reserve for the schedule duration - budget - estimated cost or funds for a project
defect
project charter (Output/Input)
change control board (CCB)
reserve analysis (Technique)
8. Determining which risks may affect the project and documenting their characteristics
identify risks (Process)
schedule baseline
reserve
human resource plan
9. Document that establishes criteria and activities for developing and controlling the project schedule
perform quality assurance (Process)
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
project management office (PMO)
10. Describes when and how human resource requirements will be met
staffing management plan
practice
estimate (Output/Input)
authority
11. Processes concerned with conducting risk management planning - identification - analysis - responses and monitoring and control on a project
defect
reserve analysis (Technique)
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
12. Estimating the type and quantities of material - people - equipment or supplies required to perform the activity
direct and manage project execution (Process)
estimate activity resources (Process)
program
grade
13. Permission and direction to begin work on a specific schedule activity or work package or control account. sanctions project work to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time - and in the proper sequence
work authorization
identify stakeholders (Process)
project manager
expert judgment (Technique)
14. The amount of funds - budget - or time needed above the estimate to reduce the risk of overruns of project objectives to a level acceptance to the organization
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
finish to finish (FF)
resource leveling (Technique)
collect requirements (Process)
15. Specific type of management activity that contributes to the execution of a process and that may employ one or more techniques and tools
develop project team (Process)
parametric estimating (Technique)
activity identifier
practice
16. Fixed price contract where the buyer pays the seller a set amount regardless of the sellers costs
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
statement of work (SOW)
seller
Gantt chart (Tool)
17. Logical relationship where completion of the successor schedule activity is dependent upon the initiation of the predecessor schedule activity
plan quality (Process)
risk acceptance (Technique)
start to finish (SF)
slack
18. Aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline
expected monetary value (EMV)
expert judgment (Technique)
determine budget (Process)
functional organization
19. Any of all process related assets - from any or all of the organizations involved in the project that are or can be used to influence the project's success. these process assets include formal or informal plans - policies - procedures and guidelines.
reserve analysis (Technique)
program management
role
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
20. An organizational placement strategy where the project team members are physically located close to one another in order to improve communication - working relationships and productivity
co-location (Technique)
sponsor
scope management plan(Output/Input)
objective
21. Work breakdown structure component below the control account with known work content but without detailed schedule activities.
standard
s-curve
planning package
methodology
22. Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use but do not share the same requirements for quality
grade
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
validation
start date
23. Documents and presentations that provide organized and summarized work performance information - earned value management parameters and calculations - and analyses of project work progress and status
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
performance reports (Output/Input)
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
24. Quantifiable deviation - departure or divergence away from a known baseline or expected value
monitor and control project work (Process)
define scope (Process)
probability and impact matrix (Tool)
variance
25. Condition or situation unfavorable to the project - a negative set of circumstances - a negative set of events - a risk that will have a negative impact on a project objective if it occurs - or a possibility for negative changes
threat
successor activity
portfolio management (Technique)
finish to start (FS)
26. Documents and data on prior project including project files - records - correspondence - closed contracts - and closed projects
historical information
budget
validation
risk tolerance
27. Processes required to ensure timely and appropriate generation - collection - distribution - storage - retrieval - and ultimate disposition of project information
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
role
produce scope
opportunity
28. Documenting project purchasing decisions - specifying the approach and identifying potential sellers
planning package
plan procurements (Process)
activity identifier
lead (Technique)
29. Analytical procedure in which each potential failure mode in every component of a product is analyzed to determine its effect on the reliability of that component and - by itself or in combination with other possible failure modes - on the reliabilit
sequence activities (Process)
change control system (Tool)
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
risk management plan (Output/Input)
30. The process of confirming human resource availability and obtaining team necessary to complete project assignments
risk tolerance
project management system (Tool)
late start date (LS)
acquire project team (Process)
31. Processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required and only the work required to complete the project successfully
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
summary activity
actual cost (AC)
reserve
32. A table that links requirements to their origin and traces them throughout the project life cycle
defect repair
monitor and control risks (Process)
flowcharting (Technique)
requirements traceability matrix
33. The right to apply project resources - expend funds - make decisions or give approvals
data date
close procurements (Process)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
authority
34. The process of finalizing all activities across all of the project management process groups to formally complete the project or phase
estimate activity durations (Process)
close project or phase (Process)
BCWP
plan risk management (Process)
35. Describes each component in the work breakdown structure (WBS). for each WBS component - the WBS dictionary includes a brief definition of the scope of statement of work - defined deliverables - a list of associated activities and list of milestones.
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
define scope (Process)
practice
work breakdown structure dictionary
36. Type of procurement document used to request price quotations from prospective sellers of common or standard products or services
duration (DU or DUR)
request for quotation (RFQ)
risk register (Output/Input)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
37. Cost - time - quality - technical or resource value used as a parameter and which may be included in product specification. crossing the threshold should trigger some action.
threshold
node
schedule network analysis (Technique)
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
38. Risk response planning technique that indicates the project team has decided not to change the project management plan to deal with a risk - or is unable to identify any other suitable response strategy
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
schedule baseline
communications management plan (Output/Input)
risk acceptance (Technique)
39. The time in calendar units between the start and finish of a schedule activity
activity duration
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
grade
develop project team (Process)
40. An entry in the work breakdown structure that can be at any level
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
work breakdown structure component
successor activity
standard
41. One of the defining points of a schedule network; a junction point joined to some or all of the other dependency lines
change requests
node
projectized organization
special cause
42. Graphic display of cumulative costs - labor - hours - percentage of work or other quantities - plotted against time. used to depict planned value - earned value and active costs.
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
develop schedule (Process)
develop project team (Process)
s-curve
43. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.
deliverable (Output/Input)
virtual team
work breakdown structure component
secondary risk
44. Documents utilized in bid and proposal activities - which include the buyer's invitation for bid - invitation for negotiations - request for information - request for quotation - request for proposal and sellers responses
earned value management (EV
risk register (Output/Input)
procurement documents (Output/Input)
forecast
45. Amount of time that a schedule activity can be delayed without delaying the early start date of any immediately following schedule activities.
perform quality assurance (Process)
free float
forecast
define scope (Process)
46. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can finish - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
variance analysis (Technique)
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
early finish date (EF)
schedule performance index (SPI)
47. Defined function to be performed by a project team member
lead (Technique)
activity
flowcharting (Technique)
role
48. Number of labor units required to complete a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component
schedule baseline
functional organization
effort
milestone schedule (Tool)
49. Document that describes how procurement processes from developing procurement documentation through contract closure will be managed
assumptions
risk breakdown structure (RBS)
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
product
50. The smallest unit of time used in scheduling a project. calendar units are generally in hours - days - or weeks - but can also be in quarters years - months - shifts - or even minutes
plan risk response (Process)
project phase
change requests
calendar unit